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Our sleep courses offer a unique and compassionate approach, so you can feel well rested and connected to your child without sleep training.

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Comprehensive Sleep and Infant Feeding Course, 6-18 Months
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THIS 8-CLASS, SELF-PACED ONLINE COURSE is perfect for parents of babies from 6-18 months who want to really understand infant sleep and feeding.

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Comprehensive Sleep and Feeding Course, 0-5 Months
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THIS 8-CLASS, SELF-PACED ONLINE COURSE is perfect for parents of babies under 5 months who want to really understand infant sleep and feeding.

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Parenting Beyond Sleep

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IN THIS 6-WEEK, SELF-PACED, ONLINE COURSE, LAUREN WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH PARENTING TOPICS THAT EXTEND FAR BEYOND SLEEP

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Your Baby’s Sleep Is Normal, And You’re an Amazing Parent!
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This is not your typical ‘sleep training’ book. It’s quite the opposite.

This book will help you understand the phases of development that will affect your baby’s sleep so you can help your family navigate a more harmonious sleep journey. It will also tell you a lot of things that you, as a parent, aren’t used to hearing. This book was written to tell you that you are the best thing for your baby – that your instincts are right.

This book encourages parents to find their confidence and know that they may not have all the answers but that they are the answer to their child.

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“Why is hunger a more valid need than comfort?” J.Milburn⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I hear this ALL THE TIME, “well, they aren’t hungry so there is no need to go to them.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Since when did it become ok to ignore all other needs at night? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I see companies guaranteeing that babies are going to sleep through the night at 3,4,5,6,7,8 months in 14 days and I am absolutely blown away by this claim. The expectation is that the baby will go from 6pm to 6 am without calling for the parent in as little as 14 days??!!! This is based on the crazy idea that if the baby does not need the calories (by the way, sleep consultants are NOT in any position to talk about cutting calories as this is OUTSIDE their scope of practice) that they need nothing else and should not be calling for you at all. Can you even imagine if this is how we treated our partner or our best friend or really any other human - only responding to them if they are hungry??!!!! This is just nonsense!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I say this all the time and I will say it again - the biggest predictor of how well your child turns out is that they have a secure attachment with their primary caregiver. This attachment happens when we meet all of their needs - ALL! This includes their need for contact and closeness and not just their need to eat! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Remember that in the first year your baby attaches through the senses, if they cannot see or hear or smell you, they will signal. This is NORMAL! VERY NORMAL! This is not less of a need than the need for food. Go to your baby! Treat your baby the same way you would treat any other human - their need for comfort is just as valid as their need for calories! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Posted @withrepost • @otmomdiaries The amygdala’s job is to keep us safe.
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Survival.
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Kick us into “fight or flight” mode, without our conscious control, ready to take on or outrun a sabre tooth tiger like our ancestors must have had to.
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Certain sensations innately make us more alert & ready for action, just think about something creepy crawly on your back- gives you the heebie jeebies doesn't it?
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Some sensations are linked to memories that set off our alarm- maybe you have been attacked by a dog in the past so dogs make you hyper-alert & ready to fight or flee.
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When our alarm system is working properly, it should send signals to our “fight or flight” system only when there is real danger present.
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For kids who are hyper-sensitive to sensory input, their amygdala may set off false alarms, sending them into full blown fight, flight or freeze mode when no real threat is present. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Perhaps the tags in their clothes (or the public toilet flushing, or the smell of dinner, etc.) are interpreted as sabretooth tigers by that alarm system, & their brain knows no differently. It pumps out all the chemical messages to the body systems & muscles for a full blown survival response.
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All before the child even knows what's happening, their body is reacting to the alarm.
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As if this wasn't bad enough, your 🧠 also sees higher functioning tasks such as logic & planning as nonessential in a crisis.
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The fight or flight system is busy sending resources to all the body parts responsible to act quickly- not to think & reason.
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It doesn't have energy to waste when your life depends on it, so shuts down that part of your 🧠 that responds to logic & language.
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This is amazing if you are actually in mortal danger & need all your energy to sprint away, but not so great if your faulty alarm is triggered accidentally by loud noises or the fuzzies in your 🧦 .
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Another great one for the mama on Monday by @rebeccaeans
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“Your happiness as a new mother (and all throughout life) is really dependent on your expectations and your perceptions. Shoot for a ‘realistically positive’ attitude, and you’ll experience more joy in your life as a mom. ‘Realistically positive’ means that you understand that things will be messy and tiring at times, but you accept where you are on this journey and you look for the joy among the chaos... Expecting too much and believing the lies set me up for a lot of letdowns.”
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I liked this quote a lot and I really think that most of us struggle with this. The constant comparison to other mamas (social media makes this even harder), and what they are able to to in the day can leave us feeling quite down. We have to set realistic expectations and let go of perfect. We need to count on messy moments and hard days and that allows us to go with the flow. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This is something I have been working on for A LONG TIME. It is not easy but getting to the root of why my expectations are so high, and why I am a perfectionist has really helped to make my days more enjoyable:) Photography by @kylekelleyphotography

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Such a great reminder on Monday Mama Motivation day by @alittlesleepstory ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You are absolutely more than enough. You were chosen to be a mama to your little and you know them better than anyone else! Follow your heart and your instincts and you will always make the best decision for your little one!
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Big hugs!
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Tag a mama who needs to hear this today!

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“During skin-to-skin contact, the infant body stimulates just the right brain cells to be nurtured and connected to each other. In a sense, nighttime cosleeping can be said to extend the needed micro-environment that during the day also fosters a variety of social, communicative, and emotional skills while the baby is being monitored and protected. A mother is certainly more than a service provider; she is the entity around which the human infant was designed not just to be awake, but to sleep. The English psychologist Donald Winnicott spoke of the baby’s profound dependence on others for life-sustaining support when he said, ‘There is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.’ When considering what infants need or trying to explain what infants can or cannot do, nothing makes sense except in relation to the mother’s body.” James McKenna, Sleeping with your Baby
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Photography by @kylekelleyphotography

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Congratulations to Nicole Tong of @theloving.bond! I have absolutely loved getting to know Nicole as she moved through the course and am so excited to OFFICIALLY HAVE A GERMAN SPEAKING COACH as a part of this amazing community of women! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Nicole - reading through your final assignment really showed me what an amazing support you have been and will be to any family that you work with. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Nicole’s clients said, “She made me feel good as a mother- like I’m not doing anything “wrong.”
And, “Nicole offered both accountability as well as a great sounding board to offer ideas and bounce ideas off of when challenges came up. She was empathic and supportive.” And, “Fantastic support and guidance - considered the bigger picture and my wellbeing as well as my sons Good listener Very knowledgeable about infant sleep.”
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Congratulations, Nicole! I am so excited to watch your business grow!

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